Newsletter #2 2014

EESS and the RCM

It has been advised that changes have been made to the transition period for the EESS. These changes have been announced to registered Responsible Suppliers and will appear soon on the ERAC website. www.erac.gov.au.

PV Inverters

Inverter Chargers require the battery charging function to be assessed. We prefer this to be achieved by testing clauses 11, 17, 19 and 22.101 of AS/NZS 60335.2.29, or by the application of relevant clauses of AS 62040.1.1.

The Fee structure for inverters will change from 1 April 2014 to the following. Note that this ONLY applies to PV inverters and we have no plans to change our other charges. This will apply to any applications received from 1 April 2014.

AS/NZS 60335.1:2002 with amendments 1 to 3

Note that this version of the standard expires on 29 April 2014 and any certificates issued from this date must be to the 2011 version of the standard. This means we will need applications at least a month before hand to ensure that the certificate can be issued before the standard expires.